By Jenny Brown
Pictures: Paul Broben. Hair and make-up: Tania Travers.
A surprise bust-up leaves the former politician shattered and confused.
Pauline Hanson stares sadly into a blazing log fire, struggling to hold back tears. Since the man of her dreams walked out of her life — only six weeks after proposing marriage — her quiet rural home feels painfully deserted.
There was no row, no warning of the heart-rending split from country musician Chris Callaghan. The former policeman simply packed his bags and left, while Pauline was out buying him a 49th birthday gift.
“I’m totally devastated. I had no inkling because I thought we were totally happy,” the baffled redhead haltingly explains. “I went shopping for his present in town, and came home to an empty house with all his things gone.
“I found a note waiting for me. He just said he had to leave and hit the road as a singer, and thanked me for my ‘unbelievable hospitality and company!’ Only six weeks prior he asked me to marry him.”
For the full story, see this week’s 60th anniversary issue of Woman’s Day (on sale August 18).
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